Holy Trinity Chicago Celebrates 125 Years Metropolitan Iakovos Laid To
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S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ nd W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald 10 2 N anniversa ry www.thenationalherald.com a wEEkly grEEk-amEriCan PuBliCation 1915-2017 VOL. 20, ISSUE 1027 June 17-23, 2017 c v $1.50 Congratulations Graduates on a Successful School Year! Archon Limberakis Honored at the 82nd Cathedral Gala Holy Trinity Award presented to Defender of the Faith for his inspired work and dedication By Eleni Sakellis NEW YORK – The 82nd Arch - diocesan Cathedral Gala was held on June 10 at Guastavino’s in New York City. The event honored Dr. Anthony J. Limber - akis- National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle Archons of the Ecumeni - cal Patriarchate in America, with the Holy Trinity Award. The evening began with a cocktail hour followed by the awards presentation, dinner, and danc - ing. Justin Bozonelis and Stephanie Pantelidis, the Cathe - dral Gala co-Chairs, offered their greetings to the more than 400 guests of all ages in atten - Dimitrios Panagos dance. His Eminence Arch - Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis bishop Demetrios, Geron of who was honored at the 82nd America, gave the invocation Cathedral Gala at Guas - and Cathedral Dean Fr. John tavino’s in New York City. tnH/Costas BEJ Vlahos offered his remarks on Among the many schools celebrating another successful academic year, St. Demetrios High School in Astoria held its senior the event and the honoree. Fr. that Archons are the defenders graduation at the Petros G. Patrides Cultural Center. The Class of 2029 sang at the event. See the related article on page 4. Vlahos noted that Holy Trinity of our faith around the world, Cathedral is a unique parish, decade after decade. one of the jewels of the Ortho - As National Commander, dox Church, and congratulated Limberakis advocates for Ortho - Dr. Limberakis and all the Ar - dox Christianity and is a de - Holy Trinity Chicago Celebrates 125 Years chons for their inspired work for fender of the faith. He is also a the Patriarchate and for the doctor, a practicing radiologist community. in Philadelphia, and Gianakis TNH Staff took place on the morning of Originally established in to the cathedral’s website, a James Gianakis, President of said, “an example as a father the 11th, presided over by His 1892 as St. Vladimir's Church, model of the Orthodox chapel the Board of Trustees of Holy and grandfather, surrounded by CHICAGO, IL – Holy Trinity Or - Grace, Bishop Paul. A banquet it is believed to be the first Or - was exhibited at the Columbian Trinity, thanked a number of his family today.” The award, a thodox Cathedral in Chicago’s at The Carlisle in Lombard con - thodox Christian parish in Exposition in 1893, and had at - people who made the event pos - specially-commissioned icon of West Town celebrated its 125th cluded the anniversary celebra - Chicago. Services were first held tracted donors from among the sible, noting the tireless efforts the Holy Trinity, was presented anniversary on the weekend of tions for the weekend. in a house on Noble Street and many wealthy Chicagoans who of the co-chairs, the fundraising to Limberakis by Archbishop June 10-11. The celebration also “This is a momentous occa - then in another home on Ar - saw it, which allowed the parish chair Pauline Kotsilimbas, and Demetrios, Vlahos, and Gi - marks the 125th anniversary of sion, worthy of giving thanks to mitage Avenue. to begin its search for an archi - the leadership and spiritual anakis. Orthodox Christianity in our Lord Jesus Christ for the “The father of modern Amer - tect. Sullivan was inspired by a guidance of Vlahos. Gianakis Limberakis accepted the Chicago. blessings He has bestowed on ican Architecture” Louis H. Sul - church in the village of said it was a blessing when Vla - award on behalf of all the Ar - The celebration began on the us, we well as strengthening us livan designed the present Tatarskaya in Siberia, and de - hos arrived three years ago, and chons, His All-Holiness the Ecu - 10th with a tour of the historic for the challenges we face in the cathedral building, which was signed the cathedral in the style the full church on Sundays and menical Patriarch Bartholomew, cathedral, located at 1121 N. 21st Century,” the Holy Trinity constructed in 1903 after a of traditional country churches the church’s ministries are a and his wife and family whom Leavitt St., followed by a vigil. organizers noted on the cathe - $4,000 donation from Tsar credit to him. He then intro - A Hierarchical Divine Liturgy dral website. Nicholas II of Russia. According Continued on page 3 duced Limberakis, observing Continued on page 4 Archbishop Demetrios Niko Blesses St. Michael’s New Kotoulas, Facility in Uniondale Gr-Amer. By Theodore Kalmoukos of St. Michael’s, and priests from Piano Man neighboring parishes. UNIONDALE, NY – His Emi - Steve and Stamatiki Valiotis, By Eleni Sakellis nence Archbishop Geron of great benefactors of the new America Demetrios officiated on building – they donated $10 NEW YORK – Niko Kotoulas, June 10 at the Agiasmos Service million a few months ago – were like many young Greek-Ameri - of the new building in Union - present. The new building will cans, works hard to further re - dale, NY that will function as an be named after them. The La - alize the American dream of his extension of the St. Michael’s conian Association of Long Is - immigrant parents. The New Home for the Aged. land and Queens under the Jersey-native graduated from The archbishop was assisted presidency Theodoros Langis Johns Hopkins University and by Archdiocesan Chancellor His donated $70,000 toward the works for a well-known global Grace Bishop Andonios of building’s renovation. investment bank where he had Phasiane, also General Director The 11-acre property in - interned during his sophomore cludes a 90,000 sq. ft. building. and junior years, all while thou - Independent and assisted living sands of followers online enjoy apartments, as well as dementia his music every day. The “piano and nursing care facilities are man” and businessman Kotoulas Pancyprian planned. The renovation began also played basketball at Hop - on June 12. kins and was captain of the Bishop Andonios told TNH Men’s Varsity team. He spoke Dance Div. that “with this property, we en - with The National Herald about ter the most exciting chapter in his passion for music and busi - the history of this wonderful ness, his family, and his Hellenic Cyprus Night Archdiocesan institution. The pride. need to expand our facilities manolis lagoutaris/intimE nEws via aP Kotoulas told TNH, “I was al - and services and help even more State of Emergency Declared on Quake-Hit Lesbos ways very academically moti - TNH Staff of our elderly is a sacred mis - vated and motivated to be in - sion. This is an enormous un - A man looks at a damaged building in the village of Vrissa on the island of Lesbos in the after - terested in business, and played FLUSHING – The 41st An - dertaking, but with blessings math of an earthquake that hit on June 12. Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emer - basketball all through high nual Pancyprian Dance Division from above and the generous gency on the island. Related story on page 9. school and college, so it was “Cyprus Night” took place on support of the community, we kind of difficult to put every - June 10 at Terrace on the Park will achieve our vision.” thing into music and even now, in Flushing. The event drew According to Andonios, “the I’m still working. The thing is hundreds to experience the de - property was purchased at a that I enjoy both, so business lightful music and dancing of cost of $7,000,000, and the Metropolitan Iakovos Laid to Rest and finance, and then music are Cyprus as well as the wonderful, complex will include 27 one- my driving passions.” traditional foods. Among those bedroom independent living He continued, “my father is in attendance were Cyprus-US apartments, over 50 private as - By Theodore Kalmoukos tions. praised the personality and the from Thessaloniki, Kozani and Chamber of Commerce directors sisted-living bedrooms with pri - Archbishop Demetrios repre - long priestly and hierarch min - Polykastano is our horio, and and PSEKA President Philip vate baths, and a unit serving CHICAGO, IL – His Eminence sented also His All Holiness Ec - istry of the departed hierarch. my mom is split between Myti - Christopher and Nikos clients with dementia as well as Archbishop Geron of America umenical Patriarch On June 8, Demetrios lene, where my Yiayia on her Mouyiaris- founder and CEO of a section with nursing care beds. Demetrios officiated at the Fu - Bartholomew and conveyed his chanted a Trisagion Service at side is from and my Pappou is Mana Products, and Kyriacos Pa - The Capital Fundraising Cam - neral Service of the late Metro - paternal and patriarchal condo - the Cathedral during the wake. from Sparta, so it’s like the pastylianou- President of the paign will raise funds to pay off politan Iakovos of Chicago on lences to the Metropolis of On June 9, prior to the Funeral Greek triangle. A little flavor of Federation of Cypriot American the purchase price of the prop - June 11, 2017 at the Annuncia - Chicago and relatives of Metro - Service a Matins and Divine everything, some of the islander, Organizations, and many mem - erty, as well as completely ren - tion Greek Orthodox Cathedral politan Iakovos. Liturgy was celebrated as it is and the northern side as well. bers of the community. ovate the current building on in that city.